Options & Pricing

All new electricity customers in Acton automatically receive 26% renewable electricity through Acton Power Choice Standard.

For 100% renewable electricity, you may choose Acton Power Choice Green.

For 16% renewable electricity (the state-required minimum), you may choose Acton Power Choice Basic.

Electricity supplier: The current electricity supplier for Acton Power Choice is: Constellation. If you participate in Acton Power Choice, you will see Constellation listed on your Eversource electricity bill as your electricity supplier.

Electricity mix: The program’s electricity supplier is required to provide an energy mix disclosure label that offers details about all of the sources of electricity provided. Visit the Resources page to download the most recent label.

Compare prices: Use the tables below to compare Acton Power Choice prices, and scroll down to the bottom to see Eversource’s current 6-month Basic Service price.

Please note: Prices for all options in the Acton Power Choice program include a $0.001 /kWh administration fee. Program prices could increase as a result of a change in law that results in a direct, material increase in costs during the term of the electricity supply agreement. Program prices apply only to the electricity supply portion of your Eversource electric bill. Delivery charges on your Eversource electric bill are not affected by the Acton Power Choice program.

EVERSOURCE’S BASIC SERVICE

12.517 ¢/kWh residential12.007 ¢/kWh small business9.091 ¢/kWh large business

Price term

Rate terms are:

January 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020 for residential and small business accounts.

April 1, 2020 – June 30, 2020 for large business accounts.

Eversource’s fixed Basic Service rates change every 6 months for residential and small business accounts and every 3 months for medium and large business accounts.

ENROLLMENT

RENEWABLE ENERGY CERTIFICATES

The Acton Power Choice program purchases renewable energy certificates, or RECs, to integrate renewable energy into the Town’s electricity supply. In general, RECs are used to determine the environmental content of electricity. Each REC represents proof that 1 megawatt-hour of electricity was generated by a renewable energy resource. For more information about RECs, visit this page and scroll to the bottom.